Breakfast essentials Creamy Strawberry

by Carnation

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Breakfast essentials Creamy Strawberry by Carnation receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0050000415786
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Breakfast essentials Creamy Strawberry by Carnation carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Breakfast essentials Creamy Strawberry is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Breakfast essentials Creamy Strawberry
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Water
2
Glucose Syrup
3
Milk Protein Concentrate Sugar
4
And Less Than 2% Of Vegetable Oil
5
Canola
6
High Oleic Sunflower
7
Corn
8
Vitamins And Minerals Soy Protein Isolate
9
Cellulose Gel And Gum
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Soy Legithin
12
Natūral Flayor
13
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
14
Stevia Leaf Extract Vitamins And Minerals: Magnesium Phosphate
15
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
16
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
17
Sodium Ascorbate Mitamin C
18
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
19
Choline Bitartrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Calcium Phosphate
21
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
22
Vitamin C
23
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
24
Iron
25
Dl-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
26
Vitamin E
27
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Zinc Sulfate
MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Vitamin B6
33
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Thiam Ina Hydrochloride
35
Copper Sulfatë
36
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
38
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
39
Vitamin K1
40
Sodium Molybdate
41
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
42
Chromium Chloride
43
Vitamin D3
44
Sodium Selenite
45
Vitamin B12
46
Milk And Soy Ingredients Manufactured For Nestlé Healthcare Nutrition
47
Inc
48
Bridgewater
49
Nj 08807 Usa All Trademarks Are Owned By Company Des Produits Nestlé S
50
Vevey
51
Switzerland
52
© 2019 Nestlé
53
Lbnes A

Full Ingredient List

water, glucose syrup, milk protein concentrate sugar, and less than 2% of vegetable oil (canola, high oleic sunflower, corn), vitamins and minerals soy protein isolate, cellulose gel and gum, salt, soy legithin, natūral flayor, carrageenan, stevia leaf extract vitamins and minerals: magnesium phosphate, potassium citrate, potassium chloride, sodium ascorbate mitamin c), calcium carbonate, choline bitartrate, calcium phosphate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), ferrous sulfate (iron), dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), niacinamide, zinc sulfate, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin, thiam ina hydrochloride, copper sulfatë, vitamin a palmitate, folic acid, potassium iodide, vitamin k1, sodium molybdate, biotin, chromium chloride, vitamin d3, sodium selenite, vitamin b12 contains: milk and soy ingredients manufactured for nestlé healthcare nutrition, inc,, bridgewater, nj 08807 usa all trademarks are owned by company des produits nestlé s,a,, vevey, switzerland, © 2019 nestlé, lbnes a

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial